CodeBob
@codebob.bsky.social
Senior software developer / solution architect in my 42nd year at the craft. Primarily .NET / C# back end work involving construction of large commercial DBs with public-facing APIs. Opposed to fascism and bigotry in all its forms.
THIS is the way -- and about time. Too often, local police and state national guard troops have backed up ICE or even participated in roughing people up. Although this is effectively soft civil war between federal and local authorities, it is absolutely required to defend civil rights.
Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
THIS is the way -- and about time. Too often, local police and state national guard troops have backed up ICE or even participated in roughing people up. Although this is effectively soft civil war between federal and local authorities, it is absolutely required to defend civil rights.
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bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
They’re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
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For me, virtually all DNC & liberal PAC fundraising emails go straight to my junk folder. For exactly the reasons you cite.
Leave Stanley Kendzior alone, Democrat shills!
From my Q & A: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
From my Q & A: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
For me, virtually all DNC & liberal PAC fundraising emails go straight to my junk folder. For exactly the reasons you cite.
Unchecked pardon power can be used corruptly and it's not the solution to the carceral state. It's barely a symbolic band-aid on it.
I'd argue for a strict limit on the # of pardons a president can use in any term, something in line with historic norms. There are probably other sensible limits.
I'd argue for a strict limit on the # of pardons a president can use in any term, something in line with historic norms. There are probably other sensible limits.
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Unchecked pardon power can be used corruptly and it's not the solution to the carceral state. It's barely a symbolic band-aid on it.
I'd argue for a strict limit on the # of pardons a president can use in any term, something in line with historic norms. There are probably other sensible limits.
I'd argue for a strict limit on the # of pardons a president can use in any term, something in line with historic norms. There are probably other sensible limits.
IQ is a very incomplete metric. Like a fast CPU on a computer, by itself it only lets you do dumb things faster. You need good software to go along with it - in human terms, character traits like wisdom, integrity and courage. And the best part is that those things can be taught regardless of IQ.
I saw this ad on the train and I’m curious how yall feel about it… I’m very much in the center, but slightly more towards than against…
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
IQ is a very incomplete metric. Like a fast CPU on a computer, by itself it only lets you do dumb things faster. You need good software to go along with it - in human terms, character traits like wisdom, integrity and courage. And the best part is that those things can be taught regardless of IQ.
It is also coming out of Kash Patel's FBI, which has a high motivation to "solve" the case and no compunctions about framing a scapegoat, so ... we'll see if this holds up to scrutiny.
Sadly, we can't trust federal law enforcement anymore, as it's totally corrupt and its leadership is inept.
Sadly, we can't trust federal law enforcement anymore, as it's totally corrupt and its leadership is inept.
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It is also coming out of Kash Patel's FBI, which has a high motivation to "solve" the case and no compunctions about framing a scapegoat, so ... we'll see if this holds up to scrutiny.
Sadly, we can't trust federal law enforcement anymore, as it's totally corrupt and its leadership is inept.
Sadly, we can't trust federal law enforcement anymore, as it's totally corrupt and its leadership is inept.
Hillary is channeling the Democratic Party's role in how we got to where we are today.
Poor dumb young people; indoctrinated by the evidence of their eyes and ears; living in a bubble of what is actually happening instead of here in the real world of billionaire donor events and funder dinners.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hillary is channeling the Democratic Party's role in how we got to where we are today.
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What in the fresh fuck is THIS?
A huge lawsuit against Traitor Trump related to his pedophilia. A sex trafficking operation identical to Epstein's.
Color me surprised. 🙄
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
A huge lawsuit against Traitor Trump related to his pedophilia. A sex trafficking operation identical to Epstein's.
Color me surprised. 🙄
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
Trump slapped with massive lawsuit alleging 'Epstein-identical' trafficking operation
President Donald Trump has been slapped with a $310 million lawsuit alleging that the president engaged in a “trafficking venture” that was “identical in every material respect” to the sex-trafficking...
www.rawstory.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:22 AM
What in the fresh fuck is THIS?
A huge lawsuit against Traitor Trump related to his pedophilia. A sex trafficking operation identical to Epstein's.
Color me surprised. 🙄
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
A huge lawsuit against Traitor Trump related to his pedophilia. A sex trafficking operation identical to Epstein's.
Color me surprised. 🙄
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
The nature of power is that progressives only get table scraps until there's a larger sea change. Bernie spent decades doing what he could. Mamdani hasn't even taken office yet. The good news is that there's a real chance for that bigger change as people are more fed up & see through the GOP grift.
The problem with this is that they're both elected officials with real power that they refuse to use on behalf of workers, so they engage in performative solidarity instead of living up to their half of the inside-outside strategy.
Bernie Sanders and Mamdani joined the Starbucks picket line in Brooklyn — see the photos
Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joined striking Starbucks baristas in Brooklyn on Monday.
www.businessinsider.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The nature of power is that progressives only get table scraps until there's a larger sea change. Bernie spent decades doing what he could. Mamdani hasn't even taken office yet. The good news is that there's a real chance for that bigger change as people are more fed up & see through the GOP grift.
‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’ is vague and broad enough to drive a truck through. That's probably why they thought they were doing what they were doing anyway.
Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
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December 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’ is vague and broad enough to drive a truck through. That's probably why they thought they were doing what they were doing anyway.
"But his autopen!" -- Lol
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"But his autopen!" -- Lol
There are signs but he misreads their significance, even if the implosion of the regime IS a fait accompli. We can't just return to normal as if nothing happened.
Next needs to come a reckoning, Nuremberg style, and soul searching that should not spare brunch liberals, either.
Next needs to come a reckoning, Nuremberg style, and soul searching that should not spare brunch liberals, either.
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
There are signs but he misreads their significance, even if the implosion of the regime IS a fait accompli. We can't just return to normal as if nothing happened.
Next needs to come a reckoning, Nuremberg style, and soul searching that should not spare brunch liberals, either.
Next needs to come a reckoning, Nuremberg style, and soul searching that should not spare brunch liberals, either.
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She exercized her RIGHTS and no one stopped her. But that doesn't entitle her to a good grade if her submission did not meet the requirements of the assignment. It doesn't. Completely separate issue.
This is tantamount to quoting characters in Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" making small talk about constellations for your Astronomy exam.
November 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
She exercized her RIGHTS and no one stopped her. But that doesn't entitle her to a good grade if her submission did not meet the requirements of the assignment. It doesn't. Completely separate issue.
My guess is they are saying this because their conclusion is that higher eduction is bad and this is proof.
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My guess is they are saying this because their conclusion is that higher eduction is bad and this is proof.
There seems to be more & more daylight between Trump and GOP legislators. Good.
Lindsey Graham sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act: “This is the right thing to do. The people who were there with us in the fight who are here in America need to stay. This will be their new home. We have a moral obligation to these people and they will make great citizens.”
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There seems to be more & more daylight between Trump and GOP legislators. Good.
I think that the notion that the "moral arc of the universe bends toward justice" is wrong. Injustice in all its forms is what we get when we allow it. Justice is what we get if we ceaselessly struggle for it. Predation is just one example of that. I think the illustration is accurate.
Discuss.
I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I think that the notion that the "moral arc of the universe bends toward justice" is wrong. Injustice in all its forms is what we get when we allow it. Justice is what we get if we ceaselessly struggle for it. Predation is just one example of that. I think the illustration is accurate.
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MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
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The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
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Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
My guess is that money helps but lack of self-awareness and empathy plus big heaping helpings of privilege and arrogance helps still more.
It will be a genuine surprise to them, I think, when they cause society to collapse and then are taken down along with it. They truly see themselves as exempt.
It will be a genuine surprise to them, I think, when they cause society to collapse and then are taken down along with it. They truly see themselves as exempt.
Is there an amount of wealth you can acquire that helps you sleep better at night when, as a specially appointed official representing the US, you side with and embrace a murderous dictator like Putin? Does material wealth make Witkoff feel good about that? How much does it take?
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My guess is that money helps but lack of self-awareness and empathy plus big heaping helpings of privilege and arrogance helps still more.
It will be a genuine surprise to them, I think, when they cause society to collapse and then are taken down along with it. They truly see themselves as exempt.
It will be a genuine surprise to them, I think, when they cause society to collapse and then are taken down along with it. They truly see themselves as exempt.
Always follow the money. They can't productize LLMs that seem uncertain or unknowing even 18% of the time. Also, exponentially more compute resources are required to even partially address the problem -- resources that people aren't willing to pay for.
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Always follow the money. They can't productize LLMs that seem uncertain or unknowing even 18% of the time. Also, exponentially more compute resources are required to even partially address the problem -- resources that people aren't willing to pay for.
I'm not an artist, just a craftsman (software dev) but one affinity I strongly feel for artists is that, like me, all you have to sell is your time, so you'd be insane to tolerate any form of theft of that time or talent.
Besides, anyone who thinks an LLM is "talented" needs psychiatric help.
Besides, anyone who thinks an LLM is "talented" needs psychiatric help.
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I'm not an artist, just a craftsman (software dev) but one affinity I strongly feel for artists is that, like me, all you have to sell is your time, so you'd be insane to tolerate any form of theft of that time or talent.
Besides, anyone who thinks an LLM is "talented" needs psychiatric help.
Besides, anyone who thinks an LLM is "talented" needs psychiatric help.
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Moxon’s Shaving Cream: “Never exonerate malice simply because it is also stupid.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Moxon’s Shaving Cream: “Never exonerate malice simply because it is also stupid.”
Ah ... reminds me of my last W2 gig back in the 90s, where I drew some boundaries around my family life and was told by my sputtering direct report that "in the end, there will be no slackers".
There's a reason I've been an independent consultant ever since. Things have only gotten worse.
There's a reason I've been an independent consultant ever since. Things have only gotten worse.
“The Sam Altman-founded company behind the ‘Orb,’ a volleyball-sized metal sphere that scans irises to prove people's humanity, had a message for employees: work weekends and ignore anything outside your job — for the good of humanity.”
Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup told workers not to care about anything outside work
Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Blania said that "if you should care about something else, and if you want something else, you should just not be here."
www.businessinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ah ... reminds me of my last W2 gig back in the 90s, where I drew some boundaries around my family life and was told by my sputtering direct report that "in the end, there will be no slackers".
There's a reason I've been an independent consultant ever since. Things have only gotten worse.
There's a reason I've been an independent consultant ever since. Things have only gotten worse.
Which is heavily leveraged in the TRILLIONS of $ in very questionable unregulated financial transactions that will need > $2T / year in annual revenue by the end of the decade to pay back -- revenue that is NOT going to materialize out of this tech.
AOC: Trump has been saying the economy is booming, but it’s really only seven tech companies. They’re driving this growth in just one sector: AI.
So the entire economic growth can be tracked down to seven companies and their AI expansion…
So the entire economic growth can be tracked down to seven companies and their AI expansion…
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Which is heavily leveraged in the TRILLIONS of $ in very questionable unregulated financial transactions that will need > $2T / year in annual revenue by the end of the decade to pay back -- revenue that is NOT going to materialize out of this tech.